Tillys field – Page 4 – Jill Orme Photography

3 Aug 2020

Icarus

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

This was the best of my finds in Tilly’s field this afternoon: a lovely fresh male Common Blue, nectaring on what I think is bird’s foot trefoil. There were three or four around the meadow actually, but this was the … Continued

2 Aug 2020

Victor

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I don’t know the butterfly’s given name of course: my title refers to the casual way it’s standing on a shieldbug nymph, like a Victorian big-game hunter posing with their unfortunate victim. Luckily for the nymph though, the Gatekeeper isn’t … Continued

27 Jul 2020

Wind rage

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

If the weather doesn’t improve soon, I’m going to be asking for a refund on my subscription. After a foul morning, it suddenly cheered up this afternoon, and I walked up to Tilly’s field to look for grasshoppers; but within … Continued

21 Jul 2020

Comfy

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

After trying for a while to decide between these two photos, I’ve finally given up and decided to post them both. The main image charms me because I love a sleeping bee and this one, which is a male Bombus … Continued

14 Jul 2020

Pellucid

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I like the word pellucid, though I can’t say I get the opportunity to use it much in general conversation. It means transparent or translucent, and at first sight doesn’t seem to have much application to this rather dark hoverfly, … Continued

13 Jul 2020

Motley

by JDO | posted in: Invertebrates, Orthoptera, Worcestershire | 0

After a pleasant weekend had lulled me into a false sense of security, autumn returned today. This kicked the legs out from under my plan to go on a little field trip, hunting dragons, and made me quite sad and … Continued

10 Jul 2020

Horrified

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Orthoptera, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

I spent much of the afternoon stalking grasshoppers and crickets around the village. It isn’t fair, really, because they absolutely hate it – Orthoptera are so far down the food chain that almost everyone eats them, so the closer you … Continued

8 Jul 2020

Bonking beetles

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

According to Wikipedia, the Common Red Soldier Beetle is commonly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle – a name which I have heard precisely no-one use, ever. However, it is true that they’re the beetles you most commonly … Continued

17 Jun 2020

Old boy

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Orthoptera, Worcestershire | 0

It feels as though the Large Red Damselflies have largely deserted our garden now: I haven’t seen a female at either of the ponds for several weeks. For a while we had regular visits by two males, but now this … Continued

9 Jun 2020

Buggy

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I’m surprised to discover that this is my favourite photo of the day, when it was only supposed to be a snatched record shot of a highly reluctant subject, but one of the nice things about photography is that some … Continued

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